We’re following the mood of the music in this edition of The Roadhouse. Twelve great contemporary blues cuts that blaze a path all their own. And, it’s a fine chair-dancing mood from start to finish. Tommy Castro, Duke Robillard, West of Memphis, Shemekia Copeland, and Charlie Wood lead the way in a show that’s filled [...]

If you’ve ever become a regular in any eating or drinking establishment, you’ll understand the underlying theme in this week’s edition of The Roadhouse. It’s all about the atmosphere that draws you in and keeps you coming back. Though it happens for a bunch of reasons, music is the most important element of the atmosphere [...]

Sometimes a mood just falls together as I’m pulling the music for The Roadhouse. That’s the case this week. Every cut I pulled was hard with guitars and bordering on the blues rock side of the crossroads. So, I followed what was clearly a mood in the 122nd Roadhouse Podcast, the “Rock You Right” edition. [...]

Sunshine fills The Roadhouse this week – summer sunshine. Inspired by an XM Radio set while driving home from work on Friday, I pull out the stops in this edition. Alex Wilson, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, Charles Avery, Eric Hughes Band, and The Mighty Lester fill the 121st Roadhouse Podcast with a definite summer feel. Some [...]

In the first full week after the Memorial Day weekend in the US, we’re full-on into unofficial summer, full of sunny skies, long days, and a generally pretty upbeat mood. And, we break out the ‘57 Cadillac convertible of the blues for a long full-speed road trip down Highway 61. Little Charlie and the Nightcats, [...]